Prints through Smugmug

Aaron Jors

I'm not sure if this is the correct place to post this so if not please move it.

I would like to start printing some of my images for personal use. One of my concerns is that images larger than 10x10 are tubed. My concern is that it is going to be very difficult to flatten out the images after being tubed. I have run into this before with posters where it is next to impossible to get the back to being flat.

Im just curious what other have experience in receiving their images in the tubes and if there is a trick to flatten them out.

Andy

In my experience it is rather easy, when they arrive, I carefully unroll them, roll them the opposite way once, gently, then lay them flat in between some foam board, over night, with some books on top for weight, and next day they are flat as can be

3rdPlanetPhotography

I personally liked the protection of the tube... Like Andy said just roll them opposite and twalla.

Rhuarc

I know this thread is old, but I just needed some verification. I ordered a 20x30 Luster. I'm assuming it will come rolled?

I will try the idea about putting it between two peices of foam board with some books. I ordered this print to hang up on my cube wall at work. Any suggestions on how to do this? The walls can't support a frame that size, but I don't really want to use thumbtacks or soemthing. Is there an easy way to mount it on foam board and then trim off the excess so that it is a nice lightweight but sturdy print?

Thank you!

Allen

Rhuarc wrote:

I know this thread is old, but I just needed some verification. I ordered a 20x30 Luster. I'm assuming it will come rolled?

I will try the idea about putting it between two peices of foam board with some books. I ordered this print to hang up on my cube wall at work. Any suggestions on how to do this? The walls can't support a frame that size, but I don't really want to use thumbtacks or soemthing. Is there an easy way to mount it on foam board and then trim off the excess so that it is a nice lightweight but sturdy print?

Thank you!

If your cube wall is fabric they make Velcro type sticky back fasteners.

Montec

Poster hangers work pretty good too.

Rhuarc

Montec wrote:

Poster hangers work pretty good too.

What do you mean when you say poster hangars?

I do like the sounds of the velcro, my only problem is I really want to be able to take off whatever I use without damaging the photo. pipe dream?

Montec

Rhuarc wrote:

What do you mean when you say poster hangars?

I do like the sounds of the velcro, my only problem is I really want to be able to take off whatever I use without damaging the photo. pipe dream?

Poster hangers are those plastic sleeves that fit over the top and bottom edges of the poster, usually with a hanger on the back of the top piece. I use them for large prints that I move around a lot.

See here http://posterhanger.com/

DonMB

Large print problems (kinks)
Speaking of tubbed prints... I've only ordered two larger sized prints from smugmug. The latest one is a 20x30. Both prints arrived with kinks in them. In other words, slight creases as if they didn't roll them up very carefully.

Anyone else have this problem?

Andy

DonMB wrote:

Speaking of tubbed prints... I've only ordered two larger sized prints from smugmug. The latest one is a 20x30. Both prints arrived with kinks in them. In other words, slight creases as if they didn't roll them up very carefully.

Anyone else have this problem?

Ouch! Well, all I can say is sometimes things happen It's NOT the norm. Email us and we'll fix it, immediately - no questions asked, either, we guarantee everything!

KD5NRH

Did this change recently? It just occurred to me while I was browsing some old threads that the most recent 11x14 metallic I ordered came flat, but I've got a 9x13 from back before Christmas that I still need to unframe and re-flatten after I didn't notice that it wasn't quite all the way there. Metallic is impressive, but it definitely shows any slight lack of flatness.

With just the right light and viewing angles to hide the curvature, the 9x13 looks great too, but I should stop procrastinating and fix it so it looks right from all angles.